Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, The v. Smith, No. 4:2013cv02167 - Document 20 (N.D. Ala. 2014)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Chief Judge Karon O Bowdre on 8/4/14. (SAC )
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FILED 2014 Aug-04 PM 04:31 U.S. DISTRICT COURT N.D. OF ALABAMA IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA MIDDLE DIVISION GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, The, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES SMITH, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 4:13-cv-02167 -KOB MEMORANDUM OPINION On July 8, 2014, the magistrate judge filed his report and recommendation in this case; he recommended that the Plaintiff Guardian Life Insurance Company of America s unopposed motion for declaratory judgment against Defendant James Smith be granted (doc. 16) and default judgment be entered in favor of the Plaintiff and against Defendant. (Doc. 18). Neither party filed any objections. The magistrate judge directed the clerk to randomly draw a district judge to review the objections. (Doc. 19). The undersigned was drawn to conduct the review. Having now carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materials in the court file, including the report and recommendation, the court is of the opinion that the report is due to be and hereby is ADOPTED, and the recommendation is ACCEPTED. Consequently, the Plaintiff s motion (doc. 16) is due to be GRANTED and Declaratory Judgment is due to be entered for the Plaintiff and against the defendant. An order of final judgment will be entered contemporaneously. The Clerk is DIRECTED to mail a copy of the foregoing opinion to the Defendant. DATED the 4th day of August, 2014. ________________________________ KARON OWEN BOWDRE CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2
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